Got a racket from Anders Lind

[Cadoia]

So some time ago Anders Lind the Danish player won his first pro tournament in 2023. To celebrate he was doing a give away of his blade. To compete one would just need to put a comment under his YT video.
I didnt even know there was a competition but commented asking what kind of equipment he used. He decided I would win his racket.
First I thought it was a joke. But no it was him. So we talked on instagram and he shipped it to me for free etc.
It is the Donic Original true carbon blade and 2 fast donic rubbers. It became my favorite blade right away. Easy to control and fast etc.
Anyway, I think it was boosted as effect went down pretty fast. Maybe in 2-3 months time.
I played with it for 1 extra month and then decided to change the rubbers(to fastarc G1).
When I took the rubbers off I noticed something:
The layer of glue was very very thin.

For sure it wasn't the 2-3 layered glueing like many others do. Just 1. and very thin.

Makes me wonder.
Did he only speed glue it and nothing else?

Why are we gluing several layers? is this even needed?
Im a bit confused about all this.
Any input would be appreciated.

 

[jammmail]

I think its a preference thing rather than speed glue. Ive tried the multiply layer thing and tbh much prefer just one layer on the blade and one on the rubber.

You have to remember too - hes changing rubbers very often - so it doesn't need to be fixed for months. Probably just uses a thin layer as it will be only on a week or so.

 

[Cadoia]

I think its a preference thing rather than speed glue. Ive tried the multiply layer thing and tbh much prefer just one layer on the blade and one on the rubber.

You have to remember too - hes changing rubbers very often - so it doesn't need to be fixed for months. Probably just uses a thin layer as it will be only on a week of so.

interesting. ill try just 1 layer onwards as well.
also the rubber was flat like a pancake..... maybe he didnt even speed glue it?

 

[jammmail]

i doubt it would be speed glued as his racket would be tested. But i imagine the rubber would be special for him from Donic so wont be the same as off the shelf. Prob a custom thickness and hardness and weight

 

[kindof99]

So some time ago Anders Lind the Danish player won his first pro tournament in 2023. To celebrate he was doing a give away of his blade. To compete one would just need to put a comment under his YT video.
I didnt even know there was a competition but commented asking what kind of equipment he used. He decided I would win his racket.
First I thought it was a joke. But no it was him. So we talked on instagram and he shipped it to me for free etc.
It is the Donic Original true carbon blade and 2 fast donic rubbers. It became my favorite blade right away. Easy to control and fast etc.
Anyway, I think it was boosted as effect went down pretty fast. Maybe in 2-3 months time.
I played with it for 1 extra month and then decided to change the rubbers(to fastarc G1).
When I took the rubbers off I noticed something:
The layer of glue was very very thin.

For sure it wasn't the 2-3 layered glueing like many others do. Just 1. and very thin.

Makes me wonder.
Did he only speed glue it and nothing else?

Why are we gluing several layers? is this even needed?
Im a bit confused about all this.
Any input would be appreciated.

Why don't you ask Anders Lind himself? I think he is a nice fellow that would be very happy to ask any of these questions. The problem is that he probably does not know about the equipment as much as many of the tt nerds here.

 

[kindof99]

So some time ago Anders Lind the Danish player won his first pro tournament in 2023. To celebrate he was doing a give away of his blade. To compete one would just need to put a comment under his YT video.
I didnt even know there was a competition but commented asking what kind of equipment he used. He decided I would win his racket.
First I thought it was a joke. But no it was him. So we talked on instagram and he shipped it to me for free etc.
It is the Donic Original true carbon blade and 2 fast donic rubbers. It became my favorite blade right away. Easy to control and fast etc.
Anyway, I think it was boosted as effect went down pretty fast. Maybe in 2-3 months time.
I played with it for 1 extra month and then decided to change the rubbers(to fastarc G1).
When I took the rubbers off I noticed something:
The layer of glue was very very thin.

For sure it wasn't the 2-3 layered glueing like many others do. Just 1. and very thin.

Makes me wonder.
Did he only speed glue it and nothing else?

Why are we gluing several layers? is this even needed?
Im a bit confused about all this.
Any input would be appreciated.

Is he still using the original true carbon? The Ovtcharov True Carbon was my favorite. It is just as good as a TImo Boll alc or Viscaria

 

[Lazer]

interesting. ill try just 1 layer onwards as well.
also the rubber was flat like a pancake..... maybe he didnt even speed glue it?

On the blade (always lacquered) I use 1 layer, but some sponges are absorbing the glue so be a little careful about this.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Cadoia]

Why don't you ask Anders Lind himself? I think he is a nice fellow that would be very happy to ask any of these questions. The problem is that he probably does not know about the equipment as much as many of the tt nerds here.

I deleted my instagram recently
I dont do social media really. only set it up to communicate with him at that time.

 

[Cadoia]

Is he still using the original true carbon? The Ovtcharov True Carbon was my favorite. It is just as good as a TImo Boll alc or Viscaria

dont know.
All I know is this Donic blade I like just as much as my Viscaria. or maybe even better.

 

[jammmail]

Why don't you ask Anders Lind himself? I think he is a nice fellow that would be very happy to ask any of these questions. The problem is that he probably does not know about the equipment as much as many of the tt nerds here.

Yeah hes super nice - at the Manchester feeder he was the pro that spend the most time in the fanzone, playing against people, using the VR headsets and chatting to anybody who approached him. Always look out for his results now

 

[Cadoia]

Yeah hes super nice - at the Manchester feeder he was the pro that spend the most time in the fanzone, playing against people, using the VR headsets and chatting to anybody who approached him. Always look out for his results now

yes he seemed nice when I communicated with him. Very down to earth and friendly.

 

[kindof99]

Anders Lind is super nice to watch. His game is so unique and also he does not have a big ego like some players.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

how do you know it is only 1 layer?
thin glue could be 2 to 3 layers and look thinner than a thicker glue layer for example.

1 layer bond isn't really strong enough in my books.
Every one has different preferences, and it all lies in the feel of the layer between the wood and rubber, can think of it as a plastic layer that can act like a spring,

I'm not that level, but a former world champ bronze men's double player turned coach could feel the glue is old (need to reglue) way earlier than I can for example. Basically the bounce of the sponge is no longer "lively"
So for these pros, glue layers is really very important and many players have they own gluing preferences - some times depending on environment conditions too.

 

[Cadoia]

how do you know it is only 1 layer?
thin glue could be 2 to 3 layers and look thinner than a thicker glue layer for example.

1 layer bond isn't really strong enough in my books.
Every one has different preferences, and it all lies in the feel of the layer between the wood and rubber, can think of it as a plastic layer that can act like a spring,

I'm not that level, but a former world champ bronze men's double player turned coach could feel the glue is old (need to reglue) way earlier than I can for example. Basically the bounce of the sponge is no longer "lively"
So for these pros, glue layers is really very important and many players have they own gluing preferences - some times depending on environment conditions too.

true I dont really know if its 1 layer or not. I just never seen that thin a layer of glue before on a rubber. It played really well btw.
But I doubt I am able to feel a difference between 1 or 3 layers like the Pro's are.

 

[riemsesy]

Donic Original true carbon

Is it the inner (blue) or the outer (red)?

 

[kapahoo]

2-3 months is normal ESN factory boosting.

And more than one layer of glue is either shitty glue or superstition!

 

[Cadoia]

Is it the inner (blue) or the outer (red)?

Outer Red.
Its amazing blade. So much control and to me it feels just as fast as viscaria.
For some reason looping is easier on it.

 

[WingTT]

There is so much misinformation on gluing. One layer is all you need if you are using quality glue. People are also confusing rubber cement with speed glue. Rubber cement does contain VOCs and was the table tennis glue most people used before water based glues became a thing but speed glue is a different animal. Speed glue is worse than rubber cement when it comes to VOCs. It has way more of the nasty stuff which is why it affects the sponge so much.

 

[kindof99]

Outer Red.
Its amazing blade. So much control and to me it feels just as fast as viscaria.
For some reason looping is easier on it.

True Carbon is more like timo boll spirit. Even the handle feels like one. So no surprise it is better and easy for looping. Just missing a little solid feel from Viscaria.

 

[Cadoia]

There is so much misinformation on gluing. One layer is all you need if you are using quality glue. People are also confusing rubber cement with speed glue. Rubber cement does contain VOCs and was the table tennis glue most people used before water based glues became a thing but speed glue is a different animal. Speed glue is worse than rubber cement when it comes to VOCs. It has way more of the nasty stuff which is why it affects the sponge so much.

It would be amazing if someone who has been in this game for a long time did a extensive post on the different glues. All of them.